Quality Magazine

Quality August 2019

2019 August

Check out the August 2019 edition of Quality: Performance demands precision, color management, data collection, SPC, auditing and much more!

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Roush Yates Manufacturing Solutions

Performance Demands Precision

Multi-sensor vision system wins the race to accuracy, throughput.
August 8, 2019
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In the ultra-competitive world of professional motorsports, a winning edge can come from a combination of many incremental gains. Arguably few in the industry know this better than Roush Yates Engines located in Mooresville, NC.


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Features

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Color Management

The Most Important (But Potentially Overlooked) Aspects of Effective Color Management

The first step to ensuring the right color is communicated from concept to consumer is color specification.
August 1, 2019
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Regardless of your industry, manufacturers face similar challenges—increasing costs of raw materials, labor and talent shortages, global competition, and other factors limiting profitability. More than ever, manufacturers must create products more quickly and efficiently while maintaining the highest quality standards.


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Calibration 101

Calibration 101

Let’s take a closer look at calibration basics.
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Michelle Bangert
August 8, 2019
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Gabriel Hughes was once asked to calibrate a 2x4 at a previous job. While this may sound strange, the customer sent it in to have the precise dimensions calibrated. The wood was used to keep a door closed at a certain height, which they needed to monitor because of airflow.


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Smart sensors

The State of Sensors in the Industrial IoT

Better quality is possible with IO-Link and machine learning.
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Leah Pickett
August 8, 2019
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In a lean manufacturing process, a poka-yoke method is employed to eliminate product defects by preventing, correcting, or drawing attention to human errors in real time. Industrial engineer Shigeo Shingo first applied the term poka-yoke (“mistake-proofing” in Japanese) to the Toyota Production System. 


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ISO Standards

All Together Now: The Benefits of Integrating Management Systems

With the transition from OHSAS 18001 to ISO 45001, it’s easier than ever. But how do you start, and what should you look out for?
Michael Wardell
August 8, 2019
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With the publication of ISO 45001, the world’s first international standard for occupational health and safety (OH&S) management, businesses can now easily integrate OH&S with their quality and environmental management systems. This provides major benefits to organizations that might not be easy to see.


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Data collection

Selecting Software for Data Collection & SPC

This software has come a long, long way since its first introduction in the early 1980s.
Gene VanPatten
August 1, 2019
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In the manufacturing world there are many different types of data collection. Some types involve production counts or machine up time, but this discussion is centered on data collection for establishing and monitoring product quality. 


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Other Dimensions

Introducing Standard B1.25

The new standard B1.25 will help thread gage calibration.
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Hill Cox
August 15, 2019
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The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has published a new standard that identifies elements that will impact measurement uncertainty from thread calibration processes. 


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Speaking of Quality

ASQ’s Influence

What do ASQ and the inspection division actually do?
August 15, 2019
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ASQ is the global quality knowledge network that links the best ideas, tools, and experts because it has the resources, reputation, and reach to bring together the diverse quality and continuous improvement champions that transform our world.


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Speaking of Quality

Stay Out of the “PoliciesAndProcedures” Trap

Both policies and procedures must be understood.
August 15, 2019
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As Dennis Arter (ASQ Fellow member and 2014 Distinguished Service Medalist) stated in a 2014 interview, “Many organizations make the mistake of lumping policies and procedures together as ‘policiesandprocedures.’” The five years since Arter’s proclamation haven’t changed organizations’ view of the two terms.


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Face of Quality

Customer-Focused Environment

Organizations must extend their definition of customers.
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Jim L. Smith
August 15, 2019
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I learned a long time ago that quality standards, issues and performance are goals people can rally around, unlike other goals like cost reduction or productivity improvement.


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How to Create an AS9102 First Article Inspection Report

Despite the name, the inspected article may not necessarily be the “first” produced, but a sample from the first production run provided to the customer.
Jeff Cope Mari Luke
August 1, 2019
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First article inspection (FAI) is a process to validate your manufacturing process can produce an item that meets the requirements as designed. In the aerospace and defense industries in the U.S. most companies are conducting AS9102 first article inspections.


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Products

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Digital microscope from Zarbeco.

Zarbeco MiScope Megapixel MP3 Digital Microscope

August 15, 2019
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Zarbeco, LLC announces the MiScope Megapixel MP3, the newest addition to the popular MiScope line of portable digital microscopes. The palm-sized USB3 microscope with 10 – 180x magnification features resolution to 1.7 microns, 3.4 megapixels, up to 60 frames per second and optional UV/IR multispectral imaging. 


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byko-test Fe/NFe Gauge

August 15, 2019
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The byko-test Fe/NFe gauge offers a unique solution to monitor environmental conditions while measuring dry film thickness. Air temperature and humidity sensors are built into the gauge. 


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ZwickRoell testers

ZwickRoell Testers

August 1, 2019
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The company’s latest developments in composites testing include the Amsler HIT 600F drop weight tester and the AllroundLine testing machine with grips and alignment fixtures ideal for every composites application.


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New Products

Titan Tool RX-3 Stereo Microscope

August 1, 2019
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An ergonomic new stereo microscope from Titan Tool Supply, Inc., provides versatile inspection viewing for research, assembly, burring, electronic board soldering, miniature machine work, and other quality control inspections.


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